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this morning you heard a lot about the kinds of programs the obama administration has put a dent a place. thell focuse more pon enemy since he heard a lot about our side of the equation today. and look at the challenges we face a had a bit more than the programs we have and the place to deal with them. on the bottom line, dan and i are in violent agreement on most of these points. you will hear a lot of amen choruses out of me. i hope to put in a few nuances on a few particular issues. and that me begin where dan began -- four years ago. we were on the edge of calamity in south asia. not only with the al qaeda core virtually under no pressure whatsoever, we had just seen the worst terrorist attack since 9/11, the attack on the city of mumbai. we now know a great deal more. it was a combo platter between the group everyone gives credit for, the so-called army of the pure, as well as the pakistani intelligence services. we know that from the testimony s. two americans in court we have good reason to believe there was a third player planning the operation which has maintained a very low pro
this morning you heard a lot about the kinds of programs the obama administration has put a dent a place. thell focuse more pon enemy since he heard a lot about our side of the equation today. and look at the challenges we face a had a bit more than the programs we have and the place to deal with them. on the bottom line, dan and i are in violent agreement on most of these points. you will hear a lot of amen choruses out of me. i hope to put in a few nuances on a few particular issues. and that...
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many of you may know that the obama administration tried to start doing that, mostly in the for-profit sector, but not exclusively, and has had a lot of opposition over that. i think we will see more efforts coming in the next four years. the last thing i would say is what i said earlier, which is that for people who do not complete, knowing that this is a factor that leads to default, that we do not make that the final sentence for everybody. let's make it easier for people to transition out of default, to prevent them from getting into default in the first place. the best way to solve the problem is to help people and of succeeding. if you have better completion rates, you have your people in the problem in the first place. >> the key is getting the student who starts to the finish line. the focus on completion rates has a new ones to it. one of the easiest ways for college to have good completion rates is to deny admission to high risk students. we need to remove the obstacles that keep students from completing their education. i do not think community colleges are the solution. com
many of you may know that the obama administration tried to start doing that, mostly in the for-profit sector, but not exclusively, and has had a lot of opposition over that. i think we will see more efforts coming in the next four years. the last thing i would say is what i said earlier, which is that for people who do not complete, knowing that this is a factor that leads to default, that we do not make that the final sentence for everybody. let's make it easier for people to transition out...
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the negotiations that are going on right now between the speaker's office and the obama administration is the stuff of keystone cops. it is embarrassing how badly this is being negotiated. real fiscal conservatives would walk away from this mess. almost 30 organizations are signing on this letter, more are joining every minute and our message to republican leadership is enough is enough. it is time to honor the promises you made that every single republican ran on a commitment to hold the line on spending -- or to reduce spending and hold the line on taxes. if they support this they will be doing the opposite. they will be holding a line on high spending and then raising taxes on top of it. it will be a clear violence of their promises to their steven -- constituents. >> [inaudible] >> i will let others comment on that. i think we're holding on to a glimmer of hope that they will come to their senses. >> what do they not understand that -- >> i think grover will be the first person to say that the promise is to the taxpayers. tax increases will be hirer if the plan that the republicans
the negotiations that are going on right now between the speaker's office and the obama administration is the stuff of keystone cops. it is embarrassing how badly this is being negotiated. real fiscal conservatives would walk away from this mess. almost 30 organizations are signing on this letter, more are joining every minute and our message to republican leadership is enough is enough. it is time to honor the promises you made that every single republican ran on a commitment to hold the line...
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, at the beginning of the obama administration, that involved taking over a.i.g., the tarp, the recovery act, that those acts prevented the second great depression. let's remember where we were when president obama took office. the nation was facing the worst economic catastrophe since the great depression. in the fourth quarter of 2008, the economy contracted at a rate of nearly 9%. positive economic growth returned in the third quarter of 2009 and we've had 13 consecutive quarters of growth. this is quite a remarkable turn around. here we were in the fourth quarter of 2008 the economy was shrinking at a rate of almost 9% and within nine months, we were back to growth. that is quite a remarkable turn around given the damage that was done by the downturn at the end of the bush administration. now while i believe it is absolutely the case that these actions averted a second great depression, i believe it is also true that we are now facing the consequences. and that is borrowing 31 cents of every dollar we spend. we've seen some improvement because we were borrowing as much as 40 cents of
, at the beginning of the obama administration, that involved taking over a.i.g., the tarp, the recovery act, that those acts prevented the second great depression. let's remember where we were when president obama took office. the nation was facing the worst economic catastrophe since the great depression. in the fourth quarter of 2008, the economy contracted at a rate of nearly 9%. positive economic growth returned in the third quarter of 2009 and we've had 13 consecutive quarters of growth....
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under president obama's administration, a discipline not right for the senate to just block nominations and never vote on them. but that has become part of the routine obstructure. i do not think robert byrd would have put up with that. that is a change. there is a story that illustrates so much of what david said about byrd being a complex figure. senator byrd was extremely complex. he is a very proud man. he was very sure and how he wanted to be treated. he had this relationship with carter. they worked together on a lot of things. that relationship was torn the night of the hostage rescue mission. senator byrd was in the white house that night at the oval office of carter. carter outlined the idea of the mission without telling byrd. that was such a betrayal, it was simply a horrible mistake by carter to have not told senator byrd, who had done so much for him. that tore the relationship. >> byrd worked so hard for carter and for carter not to tell him, you're absolutely right. he went through 12 different military scenarios, and that was one. the next day he was furious internally.
under president obama's administration, a discipline not right for the senate to just block nominations and never vote on them. but that has become part of the routine obstructure. i do not think robert byrd would have put up with that. that is a change. there is a story that illustrates so much of what david said about byrd being a complex figure. senator byrd was extremely complex. he is a very proud man. he was very sure and how he wanted to be treated. he had this relationship with carter....
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the policies of barack obama and his administration will really put us off the fiscal cliff. we are headed towards the depression. worse than the 1930's. spending will -- we have to stop the spending. let's stop taxing people. any higher than they have already been taxed. i would like to lower tax rates and lower taxes. get rid of corporate taxes, dividend taxes and capital gains taxes. let's have a policy that will really stimulate the economy and create millions of new jobs, bring de. we would create millions of new jobs. we would start raising up people who had good paying jobs. they would pay more taxes so we can pay down the debt. the debt will kill the country economically. we have got to deal with it. first we have got to stop the spending. >> i would also like to follow up. where a lot of this debate is coming right now is the fact that several republicans have come out and said, let's go ahead and raise taxes on the high income runners and "get it off the table." i have not heard one republican actually make a case for it being a fiscally sound policy, that it does a
the policies of barack obama and his administration will really put us off the fiscal cliff. we are headed towards the depression. worse than the 1930's. spending will -- we have to stop the spending. let's stop taxing people. any higher than they have already been taxed. i would like to lower tax rates and lower taxes. get rid of corporate taxes, dividend taxes and capital gains taxes. let's have a policy that will really stimulate the economy and create millions of new jobs, bring de. we...
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and under this administration, under president obama, we have seen record deficits and a record debt accumulate, and yet he keeps demanding that we raise taxes to pay for more spending. this will only hurt our economy. ernst and young has done an analysis of the president's proposal and said it will cost several hundreds thousands of jobs. there is a better way and the speaker has laid it out. it is an approach that calls for tax reform by reforming the tax code and passing responsible spending cuts in order to get our fiscal house in order. that's what america wants. the big things. this is our moment to provide that leadership that america desperately wants and we stand here ready to take the action necessary. >> the american people are hurting right now and now is the moment where we need to step up to the plate and solve the problem. i don't know how any of us can look our kids and grandkids in the eye and explain to them that we aren't willing to pay for the things we are enjoying today but just going to send them the bill. that's why republicans have the proposal on the table t
and under this administration, under president obama, we have seen record deficits and a record debt accumulate, and yet he keeps demanding that we raise taxes to pay for more spending. this will only hurt our economy. ernst and young has done an analysis of the president's proposal and said it will cost several hundreds thousands of jobs. there is a better way and the speaker has laid it out. it is an approach that calls for tax reform by reforming the tax code and passing responsible spending...
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i would be interested to hear from a palette -- from the panel how the obama administration will apply these funds and how they will affect the pace of new embassy construction and staffing levels. in the end, our embassies are unlikely to be both perfect and safe ago congress fails to devote additional -- if congress fails to devote additional funding. we should not forget lessons learned in the 1990's when the sharp budget cuts occurred. this funding squeeze resulted in clear deficiencies in our overall diplomatic capabilities that took years to correct. the state department budget remains a popular target for cuts. in recent years, we have avoided the type of funding to decline at the state department experienced in the 1990's. diplomacy is not a luxury. it is essential to american national security, especially in an era of terrorism. we should fund the state department and -- as a national security agency that it is. a look forward to our discussion. >> senator lugar, thank you very much. i will not ask questions. i will yield my time. i took a little bit longer with the opening. i
i would be interested to hear from a palette -- from the panel how the obama administration will apply these funds and how they will affect the pace of new embassy construction and staffing levels. in the end, our embassies are unlikely to be both perfect and safe ago congress fails to devote additional -- if congress fails to devote additional funding. we should not forget lessons learned in the 1990's when the sharp budget cuts occurred. this funding squeeze resulted in clear deficiencies in...
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in the meantime, it has been 1000 days since president obama signed the affordable care act into law. the administration has not provided critical information to members of congress, the states, or the health plan. we know medicaid expansion will happen but we do not know what it will look like. we do not know what will be expected of the plants themselves. will beginnt's loslaw enrollment by october next year. it asserts they will have a fully functioning, technologically advanced system by which americans will be able to enroll. the administration has yet to explain how it will share information. the administration has yet to explain how it will distribute the income subsidies to the beneficiaries to allow them to purpose -- purchase the exchange or how the state will be able to exchange the administrative cost. the administration has the ability to push back the implementation for federal positions, the states and the plans that are required to meet statutory standards do not have that flexibility. it was not until last week the administration released the proposed rule regarding t
in the meantime, it has been 1000 days since president obama signed the affordable care act into law. the administration has not provided critical information to members of congress, the states, or the health plan. we know medicaid expansion will happen but we do not know what it will look like. we do not know what will be expected of the plants themselves. will beginnt's loslaw enrollment by october next year. it asserts they will have a fully functioning, technologically advanced system by...